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In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.